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Overview

Enfeebling Magic is a general category of spells which apply negative status effects ("debuffs") to one or more enemy targets. The majority of enfeebling spells, including many higher tier exclusive spells, and the highest enfeebling magic skill are available to RDM, with small subsets of those spells available to GEO, SCH, WHM, DRK, and BLM. Since most enfeebling spells are learned at relatively low levels, RDM sub can offer a wide variety of enfeebling spells to any job capable of landing them successfully.

Enfeebling Magic skill determines the accuracy and spell interruption rate of Enfeebling Magic spells. Aside from Dia Spells and Inundation, all enfeebling spells either resist completely or "stick" on the target. For spells which land successfully, the duration of the debuffing effect is highly dependent on the accuracy of the spell relative to the target's resistance (and/or magic evasion).

For enfeebling spells with variable potency, the potency is calculated from a formula which varies by spell (Blind, Slow, Paralyze, Addle, Frazzle, Distract, Poison).

Formulas

Potency

floor(floor((Base Potency × Saboteur) + {dStat Modifier}) × (Enfeebling Magic Effect+ Gear))

Duration

((Base Duration × Saboteur) + (6s × RDM Group 2 Merit Point Level) + (3s × RDM Relic Head Group 2 Merit Point Level Augment) + RDM Enfeebling Job Points + RDM Stymie Job Points) × (Augments Composure Bonus) × (Duration listed on Gear) × (Duration Augments on Gear)

Immunobreak

When a monster resists an Enfeebling spell, an Immunobreak may occur, which will be indicated in the log by the text "Immunobreak!". This will reduce the monster's resistance to the same effect from any source by one Resist Rank. The chance of an Immunobreak occurring increases with the player's Enfeebling Magic Skill, Immunobreak chance Merits, and Saboteur, as well as each time an Immunobreak is unsuccessful. Once the effect is landed from any source, the effect of Immunobreak will reset, and it will be more difficult to subsequently reapply.

• Spells that can Immunobreak operate off of a negative status effect resistance rank that is separate from elemental resistance ranks.
• These negative status effect resistance ranks are unaffected by Rayke or Skillchains, and spells such as Threnody that lower elemental resistance have no effect on the magic accuracy of spells that Immunobreak.
• "Immunobreak"+1 (from equipment such as Chironic Hose) increases the number of Resist Ranks reduced per Immunobreak by one.
• If the monster is completely immune to the effect, the log will mention that the target "completely resists the spell". In this case, neither Immunobreak nor Stymie will be effective.
• Not all enfeebling spells are eligible for Immunobreak. Eligible spells are Slow, Paralyze, Silence, Blind, Gravity, Bind, Poison, Break, Sleep and any higher tier or -ga variants.

Most enemies added to the game since 2012 (when the Immunobreak mechanic was introduced) do not possess complete immunities to enfeebling effects, and Immunobreak can often be used to land effects to which many earlier NMs had complete immunity, such as Sleep and Silence. Additionally, many NMs in prior content had complete immunities eliminated, with a few exceptions:

• Voidwatch NMs
• Legion NMs
• Limbus (level 99) NMs including Arch-Ultima and Arch-Omega

Enfeebling Magic Skill Caps

*B+ skill rating for SCH is with Light Arts or Dark Arts active.

Enfeebling Magic Spells

Spell	Element	BLM	DRK	GEO	RDM	SCH	WHM
Addle		--	--	--	83	--	93
Addle II		--	--	--	99 (JP)	--	--
Bind		7	20	--	11	--	--
Blind		4	--	--	8	--	--
Blind II		--	--	--	75	--	--
Break		85	95	--	87	90	--
Breakga		95	--	--	--	--	--
Dia		--	--	--	1	--	3
Dia II		--	--	--	31	--	36
Dia III		--	--	--	75	--	--
Diaga		--	--	--	15	--	18
Dispel		--	--	--	32	32	--
Distract		--	--	--	35	--	--
Distract II		--	--	--	85	--	--
Distract III		--	--	--	99 (JP)	--	--
Frazzle		--	--	--	42	--	--
Frazzle II		--	--	--	92	--	--
Frazzle III		--	--	--	99 (JP)	--	--
Gravity		--	--	--	21	--	--
Gravity II		--	--	--	98	--	--
Paralyze		--	--	--	4	--	6
Paralyze II		--	--	--	75	--	--
Poison		3	6	--	5	--	--
Poison II		43	46	--	46	--	--
Poisonga		24	26	--	--	--	--
Sleep		20	30	35	25	30	--
Sleep II		41	56	70	46	65	--
Sleepga		31	--	--	--	--	--
Sleepga II		56	--	--	--	--	--
Silence		--	--	--	18	--	15
Slow		--	--	--	13	--	13
Slow II		--	--	--	75	--	--

• Spell is accessible to SCH under the effects of Addendum: Black.

Equipment Bonuses

• Enfeebling magic bonuses on equipment fall into one of four categories:
  • Enfeebling magic skill bonuses: Directly adds to the player's enfeebling magic skill (see table below)
  • Enfeebling magic casting time reduction: Reduces casting time of all spells classified as enfeebling magic by the percentage listed, stacks with other forms of casting time reduction such as Light Arts, Dark Arts, and Fast Cast. (see table below)
  • Enfeebling magic effect bonuses: Increases the potency of enfeebling magic (see table below)
  • Enfeebling magic duration bonuses: Increases the base duration of enfeebling magic (see table below)
  • Saboteur bonuses: Increases the effect of the job ability Saboteur. (see table below)

Enfeebling Magic Casting Time Reduction

• Casting time reduction functions similarly to Fast Cast. Casting time reduction is additive with all forms of Fast Cast, including Light Arts and Dark Arts.
• Does not break the 80% cast reduction cap.

Enfeebling Magic Effect Bonus

• Enfeebling Magic effect increases the potency of enfeebling magic, rounded down.

Enfeebling Magic Duration Bonus

• The Red Mage Job Point category "Enfeebling Magic Duration" adds 1 second per job point to the base duration, up to 20 seconds.
• The Red Mage job ability Saboteur increases the duration of enfeebling magic by 100% for normal monsters and 25% for NMs.
• The Red Mage job ability Composure with the Empyrean armor sets will increase the duration of enfeebling magic by:
  • 2 pieces - +10%
  • 3 pieces - +20%
  • 4 pieces - +35%
  • 5 pieces - +50%
    • Dia III does not appear to benefit from this bonus.

Gear with Enfeebling Magic Duration+
Item		Level	Slot	Jobs	Duration Bonus
Regal Cuffs		99	Hands	WHM BLM RDM SMN BLU SCH GEO	20%
Kishar Ring		99	Ring	WHM BLM RDM PLD DRK BRD NIN SMN BLU COR SCH GEO RUN	10%
Snotra Earring		99	Ear	RDM	10%
Obstinate Sash		99	Waist	WHM RDM BRD SCH	5%
Duelist's Chapeau +2		90	Head	RDM	+3~15 seconds
Vitiation Chapeau		99	Head	RDM	+3~15 seconds
Vitiation Chapeau +1		99	Head	RDM	+3~15 seconds
Vitiation Chapeau +2		99	Head	RDM	+3~15 seconds
Vitiation Chapeau +3		99	Head	RDM	+3~15 seconds
Duelist's Torque		99	Neck	RDM	15%
Duelist's Torque +1		99	Neck	RDM	20%
Duelist's Torque +2		99	Neck	RDM	25%

Saboteur Enhancing Gear

• The RDM job ability Saboteur increases the potency and duration of enfeebling spells by 100% on regular mobs and 25% for Notorious Monsters.
• Saboteur enhancing gear adds potency as it normally would for either type of mob.
• Saboteur effect is multiplicative with other enfeebling magic bonuses.